THE LEGEND OF THE DRAGON KING
chapter43.ranked to two

Harmonization is when the blacksmith builds a resonance with the piece of metal he makes, until it reaches a state of fusion between the two. In this state, the opportunity to produce superior products is higher. Every forging job contained the feelings of blacksmiths as well as their ideals.

Mu Chen did not enter the forging room because he could not, even as President. No one was allowed to enter the room when it came to the blacksmith rank examination. Entering might waver the concentration of blacksmiths, resulting in their failure or even cast a shadow on them.

Very exciting!

Mu Chen once again returned to the front desk asking the staff, “What is the name of the examinee in room three?”

The staff, at his request, checked the list and replied promptly. “The name of the examinee is Tang Wulin. He was recommended here by Grandmaster Cen Yue. He is currently being tested. ”

As he spoke, he gave Mu Chen a copy of Tang Wulin's form.

When Cen Yue's name was mentioned, she smiled. “I said, who else besides the recommended person from Old Cen can enter the harmonizing state in the middle of the exam? Uh! Nine years?”

With a look of disbelief, he turned his gaze toward the stick. “Are you sure this isn't a mistake? This examinee is only nine years old? ”

Staff confirmed immediately. “Betul. We also had doubts before. I can't believe that a kid as young as that would come for a ranking exam. ”

Mu Chen was stunned. ‘For a child his age, he should take the first rank blacksmith test?’

Beep beep! Mu Chen removed the soul communicator from his belt and answered the call.

“Dad, I'm ready. Are you coming? I'm in room six. ”

“I'll be there soon.”

Although she was still doubtful, it didn't matter like her daughter. Mu Chen accelerated his pace towards room six.

“Time out!” The surveyor announced in a strange sounding voice.

Dang! Tang Wulin finished his final hammer strike and pulled out his two hammerheads. With a flash of light, a pair of hammers disappeared into the Heavy Silver Ring.

His chest rose and fell gently. Tang Wulin seemed to be a little out of breath, his cheeks red with reddening, and sweat pouring out from his forehead. But that's all.

The forging room was once again silent, even though it was only for a short period of time. While the surveyor placed his attention on the piece of Heavy Silver, Cen Yue directed her gaze into Tang Wulin's eyes.

In Tang Wulin's eyes, Cen Yue thought she caught a hint of the glittering silver light that had been emitted from the Heavy Silver. Although the forging process had ended, Tang Wulin's focus was still in its early stages. He believed that the child would one day grow up to be an unparalleled individual if he remained on the path.

“Silver Weight. Refinements that exceed Hundred Refinements. Seven percent volume reduction. Purification state – Hundred Purified, three times. ”The surveyor announced exactly after careful inspection of the metal pieces.

If the forging was done by Grandmaster Blacksmith, bringing Heavy Silver to such conditions would not amount to much. But this forging was carried out by a nine-year-old whose body had not yet reached puberty. That was an amazing achievement from this kid.

“Evaluation has passed.” The surveyor announced, his gaze pointing towards Cen Yue.

Cen Yue smiled bitterly. “Mang Tian deliberately did this.”

Cen Yue nodded. “I can't believe it either. But I now confirm that the boy is qualified for the second ranked test. ”

The surveyor considered Cen Yue's comments before turning to Tang Wulin. “Nak, besides metal refining, do you have other skills?”

It was then that Tang Wulin woke up from his state of forging his ripple. However, his only mistake was hammering too lightly while using Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers and the forging process ended a little earlier than he wanted. If sufficient time was given, he was confident he could complete Thousand Refinements.

“I can forge some small and medium base components,” Tang Wulin explained solemnly.

This did not surprise Cen Yue because Tang Wulin had previously mentioned it, and even Mang Tian agreed that Tang Wulin was able to accept the job himself.

“Please forge medium-sized components,” said surveyor in a heavy voice, “and if you succeed, you will be promoted to the second rank.”

The requirement to become a second rank blacksmith was only to forge medium-sized components and have the ability to Hundred Refine rare metals.

Tang Wulin's refining process earlier was very good, so he only needed to forge a few components now.

“Ya!” Tang Wulin replied before immediately starting to forge the components.

A pair of Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers reappeared, and a rhythmic hammer sounded once more.

The surveyor would call out and tell Tang Wulin that he could use ordinary metal to pass the test, but was silenced by a glance from Cen Yue. He wanted to see how well a nine-year-old could perform this task.

As he hammered the Heavy Silver piece again, waves of happiness filled Tang Wulin's heart. In his heart, he felt as if he was reunited with his friends.

At his endless stomps, the chunk of metal produced a sharp hum, as if responding to his punch. Tang Wulin's hammering speed gradually increased. Under the tap of the hammer, the metal began to change.

With each blow from the hammer, it bounced off the higher metal. Afterwards, Tang Wulin would add more strength in his next attack. The Silver Weight gradually formed into a circular-shaped medium component, under constant lacing.

The hammering process that Cen Yue witnessed was one without fault, as if every attack had its place and every movement was natural. In his eyes, this was the ideal of textbook forging!

This child's basic skills were unmatched. Even if he were compared to an 18 or 19 year old with an apprentice of over eight years, he would still far surpass them!

Although in this forging process, Tang Wulin only hammered the metal without any excessive technique, it extruded a feeling of purity that was abnormal for observers.

In general, small components will be used in the mecha connection, and medium components will be coated inside the main body of the mecha.

Tang Wulin has made a semicircular component, an important component within the mecha knee joint. The joint protection components are most susceptible to wear and tear, however, this also makes them the most suitable for use for soul guide arrays. Heavy Silver was a good conductor for transmitting soul power. Thus, forging the combined components of Heavy Silver would be the most appropriate. Tang Wulin had indeed considered these points before his forging.

Another hour passed before Tang Wulin produced a semicircular component that was free of any defects and brought it to Cen Yue and the surveyors for their assessment. The two of them were even more silent than before.

“Master, did I pass the exam?” Tang Wulin could not be more proud of his work. In fact, this was his first time forging components with Heavy Silver. As she recalled the past, Tang Wulin thought that the only flaw in her work was that the component was not Thousand Refinemed. He was confident that he would be able to Thousand Refine.

After the Thousand Refinements earlier, he discovered that his understanding of forging had gone up on a level. After forging Heavy Silver again, he felt it was extremely beautiful.